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Population health data system used as part of Covid government research

The Cheshire & Merseyside Combined Intelligence for Population Health Action (CIPHA) system has been used help allow events reopen.
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Royal Orthopaedic Hospital starts utilising digital form system

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (ROH) has started using electronic forms to help ease the burden on administrative
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Hancock pledges £37m for new ‘data-driven initiatives’

The funding will be used to deliver better research, treatment, care and improve clinical decision making, Matt Hancock said in
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NHS App to be used as Covid-19 passport, transport secretary confirms

Grant Shapps confirmed the app will be used a Covid-19 passport to prove vaccination status, or negative test, before going
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Microsoft Teams and other 365 services back up and running

Microsoft Teams is used by numerous NHS organisations. In March 2020 NHS Digital rolled Microsoft Teams out across the entire
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Chelsea and Westminster roll out thermal screening tech following pilot

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have rolled out thermal screening technology across its hospitals following a successful pilot.
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New data on hospital medicine use to support Covid-19 research

NHS Digital has set up the Hospital Prescribing and Administration resource to collect data from electronic prescription and administration systems
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NHS Digital’s online Covid-19 dashboard used three million times

The tool, provided by NHS Digital, allows users to check virus cases within ten miles of their postcode, as well
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The NHS branding challenge – why user confidence in third-party solutions is key

As digital services become embedded in the NHS, it is more important than ever that commissioners ensure their branding is
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Data for Life: re-thinking the architecture of health and care IT

Tomaž Gornik, CEO of Better, explains why Hancock’s vision for NHS digital transformation is the right one and what needs
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